Here's Why You Should Join Tau Beta Pi!

"Tau Beta Pi has an important role in encouraging and inspiring engineers everywhere." — Jeff Bezos, member Founder and CEO of Amazon.com

Founded in 1885, Tau Beta Pi is the nation's oldest and largest engineering honor society. If you have received an invitation to join Tau Beta Pi, congratulations! You are presumed to be a talented engineer or engineering student, and your hard work deserves to be proudly recognized. You have also demonstrated qualities of leadership and service. By becoming a member of an honor society, you join others with similar interests and high achievements. Membership in Tau Beta Pi recognizes exceptional engineers and students who have exemplary character and also offers unique and valuable opportunities. There are many valid reasons to join this highly regarded organization with its thousands of distinguished members. Click here for more information on how to join Tau Beta Pi.

Student Benefits of Tau Beta Pi Membership

Tau Beta Pi seeks to broaden the collegiate experience of its members, thereby enhancing the engineering educational experience. Interests in non-technical fields, civic responsibility, and other human and cultural areas are encouraged through the various social and service activities of the chapters.

Membership in Tau Beta Pi enables close interaction with students of all different engineering disciplines within your school and also provides opportunities to interact with faculty members, many of whom are also Tau Bates.

Tau Beta Pi assists more students than any other engineering organization, awarding more than $300,000 in scholarships and at least $100,000 in fellowships each year. As a member, you will have the opportunity to take advantage of our many excellent programs. Please read on.

Through corporate sponsorships, Tau Beta Pi makes it possible for you to put your resume in the hands of recruiters from companies such as Cummins, EMC, International Paper, Raytheon, Sandia National Laboratories, and more.

Our website includes access to an online job board connecting our members with top engineering companies that seek to hire interns, entry-level engineers, and seasoned alumni. Resumes may be posted anonymously.

Through a partnership with PPI, Tau Beta Pi members receive a 30 percent discount on FE and PE test preparation materials and many collegiate chapters organize free review sessions to prepare for the exam.

Top graduate programs demonstrate interest in Tau Beta Pi members by advertising in The Bent magazine and by sending recruiters to our annual recruiting fair.

Leadership Opportunities & Training

Our Engineering Futures Program uses alumni from industry to present to engineering students interactive seminars on leadership, management, teamwork, problem-solving, and interpersonal and presentation skills.

The student-led chapters offer various opportunities for members to develop leadership skills by assuming positions as officers.

Community and Campus Service Opportunities

Most Tau Beta Pi chapters offer scheduled tutoring to underclassmen and assist the schools' administration with important activities such as orientation and honors banquets.

Promote engineering in the community by sponsoring K-12 competitions and providing simple K-12 classroom demonstrations of engineering principles as part of MindSET, Tau Beta Pi's National K-12 Math & Science Initiative.

Networking and Mentoring Opportunities

District Conferences bring together students from other chapters and interested alumni.

Attending the annual Convention is an opportunity for members to have a say in how Tau Beta Pi operates, and meet members and alumni from chapters across the country.

Tau Beta Pi has a LinkedIn group, a Facebook page, a Twitter account, and a blog. Learn more here.

The Bulletin newsletter keeps student members informed about the Association.

The Bent quarterly magazine is a powerful voice for the engineering profession and an advocate for recognizing engineering contributions.

Additional Recognition

Initiation ceremony and banquet honoring new members.

Personalized membership certificate and pin for every member as part of a one-time initiation fee.

Membership into a prestigious honor society regarded for its distinguished alumni. From this list, how many do you recognize?

Honor cords and stoles may be purchased to wear at graduation.

Exclusive Discounts and Benefits Now and Beyond Graduation

Tau Beta Pi members may be eligible for a special discount on car insurance thanks to GEICO, which can also help with your renter's, homeowners, condo, motorcycle insurance, and more.

Membership does not end with graduation. It represents a life-long opportunity for recognition, honor, networking, personal growth, and service to the organization through a variety of volunteer positions. Tau Beta Pi's ONE-TIME INITIATION FEE offers members and their families a lifetime of benefits. Please visit the Member Benefits page for a complete description.

All individual email addresses on Tau Beta Pi websites are exclusively for use in the conduct of Tau Beta Pi related business. Any other use, including recruiting and marketing, is strictly prohibited.